Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Real Life Conversations at School: Digital Age edition

The backstory: Last year, I began to teach my classes using an iPad and Apple TV. I learned how to manage the equipment in my classroom and even with the steep learning curve, the process went well. This year, I teach in three different classrooms, rather upping the ante for use of my high tech devices. And this year it's 6th graders who watch as I remember how to trouble-shoot the tech issues. A little more patience and problem solving are the order of the day as I adjust, as it was one morning this past week.

Me (to the class): While your write your answer to the Do Now exercise, I will try to solve this with the Apple TV problem. Let's all be patient.

Student X: What if it doesn't work?

Me: Well, I think it I can solve the problem, so let's not worry about that quite yet.

Student Y, speaking with the wisdom of youth: If it doesn't work, you can write on the board. That won't let us down.

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About Me

I am with the resistance for as long as it takes. I think the GOP-enabled Donald Trump has become a permanent stain on our national integrity. I like to read (I just finished Anya Seton’s The Hearth and Eagle), garden, cook, and talk.
I love… making Valentines, garden plans, my amaryllis bulb, stripes, my new rug, crepes with nutella, inquisitive 7th graders, Friday nights, daffodil bouquets, lengthening days, homemade soup, front porch plans, hot tea, playing cards, southern accents, note pads, watching the sunrise, teaching about Thomas Jefferson, morning coffee, time for a workout.